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Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety
Kids and pros need to play smart to avoid devastating vision injuries, group says

Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Finding suggests careful use of blood-boosting drugs in anemia patients

Diabetes Seems to Heighten Glaucoma Risk
Regular screenings may help prevent irreversible nerve damage

Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Macular edema patients had doubling of vision angle, researcher says

FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
The popular eye procedure helps many, but complaints show it may not be for everyone

Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
One or 2 rounds of antibiotics sufficient to treat eye disease, study finds

Most Sports-Related Eye Injuries Are Preventable
With spring's arrival, optometrists' group urges public to treat vision like the pros do

Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young
Research may explain antidepressants' effectiveness

Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
Vision tests before age 2 were more beneficial than those done later, study finds

Sleep Disorder Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions
Rapid eye movement disorder can involve anxiety, low attention levels and Parkinson's